May 20th
174 Notable deaths
Terry McDermott
American speed skater (1940–2023).
Born September 20th, 1940 in Essexville.
Died May 20th, 2023 at 82 years old [ref]
Jiří Sobotka
Czech footballer (1911-1994).
Born June 6th, 1911 in Prague. [ref]
Died May 20th, 1994 at 82 years old in Intragna.
Pierre Gamarra
French writer (1919-2009).
Born July 10th, 1919 in Toulouse. [ref]
Died May 20th, 2009 at 89 years old in Argenteuil. [ref]
Alexander Fersman
Russian mineralogist (1883–1945).
Born November 8th, 1883 in Saint Petersburg.
Died May 20th, 1945 at 61 years old in Sochi.
Lujo Tončić-Sorinj
Austrian diplomat, politician, foreign minister (1915-2005).
Born April 12th, 1915 in Vienna.
Died May 20th, 2005 at 90 years old in Salzburg. [ref]
Charles Antenen
Swiss footballer (1929-2000).
Born November 3rd, 1929 in La Chaux-de-Fonds.
Died May 20th, 2000 at 70 years old in Les Bayards.
Joan Harrison
South african swimmer.
Born November 29th, 1935 in East London.
Died May 20th, 2025 at 89 years old [ref]
Aleksandr Miroshnichenko
Boxer.
Born April 26th, 1964 in Kostanay.
Died May 20th, 2003 at 39 years old in Kostanay (fall).
Natalia Shakhovskaya
Russian musician (1935–2017).
Born September 27th, 1935 in Moscow.
Died May 20th, 2017 at 81 years old in Moscow.
Noboru Nakamura
Film director (1913-1981).
Born August 4th, 1913 in Tokyo.
Died May 20th, 1981 at 67 years old in Japan (cancer).
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Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive – the risk to be alive and express what we really are. Miguel Angel Ruiz